Automatic station-indicator.



Patented Sept. 9, 1913.

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APPLIOATION FILED SEPT. 23, 1912.

AUTOMATIC STATION INDICATOR.

izllill AIFT'LQBMATIG STATION-INDICATOR.

Application filed September 23, rate.

lspecification of Letters Patent.

Patented dept.

Serial No 721,7391.

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To call whom it may concern Be it known that I, J OHN i i/(Raine a citizen of the United States, residing at Gntario in the county of San Bernardino, State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Automatic Stationindicators: and I do declare the following to be a clear, toll; and exact description of the same, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the some, reference being had to the accmnpanying drawings,

and to the characters of reference mark-ed.

thereon, which four: a. part of this application' This invention relates to iinproveinent-s in railway trains and electric cars and particularly to an attaclnuent therefor adapted to :uitouiatically indicate the next, succeeding station just after a train leaves one station which indicator will obviate the necessity of the conductor of the train calling thev name of the station as now the common practice. l

A further object of the invention is to produce a simple and inexpensive device and yet. one which will be exceedingly effective for the purposes for which it is designed.

These objects, I accomplish by means of such structure and relative arrangement of the parts as will fully appear by a perusal of the Following specification and claim.

On the drawings similarcharacters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several views.

'Figure l is a sectionalview of a fragmentary portion of a car showing the relative position of my improved indicator and its operating means on said car. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the indicator itself. Fig.

3 is a sectional view showing a roller and gear connecting means.

Referring now more particularly to the "charaiters of reference on the drawii'ic's, the

numeral 1 designates the car, the numeral 2 the wheelsand the numeral 3 designates the ordinary rails upon which the wheels roll.

The numeral 4 designates a box or casing for the indicator proper in which are disposed two rollers 5and (3 spaced apart and being provided with spaced pairs of shoulders 8 and 9 respectively.

The numerals 10 and 11 designate expansive springs interposed between a shelf 12 on the side of the box l and each ot the rollers 5 and 6 respectively for the purpose of holding a roll or sheet 13 always in frictional contact with said rollers and betw cn the shoulders 8 and 9, on which sheet 13 are imprinted designating means it; to indicate and designate the wveral stations through which the train will pass.

Secured on the end of the roller 6 by means of a thumb screw 15 is a sleeve it; provided on its end with a beveled 1'7 which intermcshes with another beveled gear 18 on a vertical shaft 19. On the lower end oi the shaft 19 is another beveled gear 20 in ter-i-neshing with still another beveled gear 21 mounted on a shaft 22 disposed horizontally underneath the body of the car 1. A universal jointconnects the shaft 23 with an inclined shaft 24- projecting through a. guide 25 and provided witha wheel 26 on its outer end.

Disposed along the side of one of the rails 3 near each station is an auxiliary in dependent piece of rail 27 upon which the wheel 26 is adapted to ride. The length of said rail 27 is sutlicient so that the revolution of the wheel 26 over. the same will,-

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hen it is desired to raise the wheel 26 away from contact with the rail 27. I provide a rod 29 engaged with the shaft 24 and projecting through the body of the car to a convenient point and providoilgvith a hook 30 adapted to be engaged with 'a pin 31. This mechanism may be used atsuch times as when it is desired to back the train or under similar rircumstances; Each of the rollers 5 and 6 is provided with a square end in order to receive a turning knob 32 for turning the sheet. 13 in one direction or the other. lVhen' it is desired to turn the shoot 13 barluvard the thumb screw 15 is loosened in order that the roller ('3 may be rotated without turning the entire incchamsm.

From the foregoing (leechption it willplay the proper station each time the wheel 26 rides on one of the rails f5? FY0111 the foregoing; description it w ll readily appear that I have produced such a device as substantially fulfils the objects of the invention as set forth herein.

While this specification sets forth in detail the present and preferred construction of the device, still*in practice such deviations from such detail may be resorted to as do not form a departure from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and usefuland desire to secar is mounted, a shaft swung under said car and capable of moving vertically thereunder, a wheel on one end of said shaft adapted to rideon said independent rail section, a spring interposed between the bottom of said car and said shaft to hold said wheel in engagement with said independent rail section, a rod on said shaft projecting into said car, a catch on said car adapted to be engaged by said rod to hold saidwhcel out of engagement with said rail section,

and a station indicating mechanism flexibly connected with said shaft, as described.

Witnesses:

' JOSHUA B. WEBSTER,

CLARENCE M. SMITH.

In testimony whereof I ailix my signature 

